Hotel Price Categories for Plainsboro, New Jersey

The hotels on the Rate Table and the Interactive Map are grouped into color coded price categories based on their average room rates.  The average rate for each hotel is calculated from the average of it's high and low room rates observed over a period of one year.

The latest hotel rate analysis for Plainsboro, NJ was performed on April 28, 2008.  The analysis is based on the average room rates for 68 hotels within Plainsboro, NJ and adjacent towns forming the Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area.  The current classification breaks based on this analysis are as follows:

See Hotel Rate Analysis and Classification Details below for a detailed explanation of the classification price breaks.

Automated Rate Analysis for Plainsboro, New Jersey Hotels

Wyndham Princeton Forrestal Hotel & Conference Center          Info   Photos   Rate-history   Map
900 Scudders Mill Road
Plainsboro, NJ 08536

Rate Analysis	Low	High
Running Average Rate :	$179	$292
Rates observed on 9/7/08:	$119	$189

The observed low rate is 34% below the average low rate.
The observed high rate is 35% below the average high rate.

Harrison Conference Center And Hotel          Info   Photos   Rate-history   Map
900 Scudders Mill Road
Plainsboro, NJ 08536

Rate Analysis	Low	High
Running Average Rate :	$166	$211
Rates observed on 9/7/08:	$169	$279

The observed low rate is 2% above the average low rate.
The observed high rate is 32% above the average high rate.

Hotel Rate Table for Plainsboro, New Jersey

The table below shows Plainsboro, New Jersey hotels listed from the highest average rate to the lowest average rate (Avg Rate column).  The table may be sorted on any column by clicking the column headers. 

The hotels are color coded according to the Hotel Price Categories described above.  The "Low Dif" column shows the difference between the current low rate and the average low rate for each hotel.  The "High Dif" column shows the difference between the current high rate and the average high rate for each hotel.  Enter dates in the "Reservation Dates" form above and click "Update Rates" for the most current rates.  Click on the hotel names to see all avaiable room rates and make reservations. 

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Interactive Rate Table for Plainsboro, New Jersey Hotels                Averages calculated:  April 28, 2008        Rates captured:  12:00 AM on 9/7/08 Click Hotel Names for Info Pages          Click Avg Rates for Graphs           Click Table Headers to Sort Name Avg Rate Low Rate Avg Low Low Dif High Rate Avg High High Dif Wyndham Princeton Forrestal Hotel & Conference Cen 236 119 179 -60 189 292 -103 Harrison Conference Center And Hotel 188 169 166 3 279 211 68

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Hotel Rate Analysis and Classification Details

The April 28, 2008 rate analysis for Plainsboro, New Jersey hotels is based on the average rates of 68 hotels within Plainsboro and adjacent towns forming the Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area.  The average rate for each hotel is calculated from the average of it's high and low room rates observed over a period of one year.  The rates range between the following values:

Lowest Average Room Rate:  $64 - Super 8 Motel - Raritan
Highest Average Room Rate:  $248 - Doral Forrestal Conference Center And Spa

The graph on the right shows the typical shape of a room rate distribution for a metropolitan area.  The colored areas depict the price breaks used to classify the hotels.  Rates greater than two standard deviations above the mean for all values are considered high end outliners and are removed from the price break calculations.

For the April 28, 2008 analysis, the resulting mean room rate for Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon, NJ MSA hotels is $137 and the standard deviation is $44.

Hotels with average rates greater than one standard deviation above the mean are categorized as deluxe.  One standard deviation above the mean is $182, so Plainsboro hotels with an average rate higher than $182 are classified as deluxe hotels ( magenta ) on the map.

Hotels with average rates falling in the lower half of the range below the mean are categorized as budget.  The rate halfway between the low rate and the mean rate is $101, so Plainsboro hotels with an average rate lower than $101 are classified as budget hotels (green ) on the map.

Everything in between is categorized as moderate priced hotels, so Plainsboro hotels with average room rates greater the $101 and less that $182 are classified as moderate priced hotels ( cyan ) on the map.